Heritage Education Link Program (HELP) Grants

In conjunction with the Golden Legacy curriculum, the Chinese Historical & Cultural Project offers financial assistance for programs or events designed to promote ethnic diversity education for school age children in Santa Clara County, California. The grants are limited to schools and nonprofit organizations in Santa Clara County, California.

Portuguese Heritage Society of America, San Jose – A 52-photo exhibit of Macau’s unique blend of China and Portuguese architecture; collaborative effort by the Portuguese Heritage Society of California, CASA de Macau USA, and History San Jose; open from April 15 through July 31, 2005 in the Conference Room of History San Jose

Ruskin Elementary School, San Jose – Lunar New Year Assembly on February 24, 2005

San Anselmo School, San Jose
Project: Purchase of multi-cultural books and audio tapes

James B. Randol Elementary School, San Jose
Project: Program to write letters to Russian pen pals, prepare a video tape to mail to Russian pen pals, study the music and literature of the Russian people, learn Russian folk songs and participate in a Russian tea party

James B. Randol Elementary School, San Jose
Diversity Day Project: Entire student body to celebrate diversity through a series of lessons and activities. Each class will share an activity-based lesson focused on a particular culture. Completed lessons will result in a cultural artifact reflective of the culture being studied.

San Jose Dance Theatre, San Jose
Scholarship Project: Encourage full participation of ethnically diverse students in its professional training program; ethnic diversity in the artists and teachers of dance

Pearl Zanker Elementary School, Milpitas
Project: Various ethnic holidays around the world

Chinese Performing Artists of America – CPAA’s mission is to introduce Chinese culture to the American society through performing arts. They perform mainly for schools in the Bay Area.

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